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"He outed himself on Augusta on Leno the other night."

I missed it...

I'm surprised. I hadn't realized Bob Costas -- a guy who supposedly appreciates the American tradition of baseball and America I presumed -- is ignoring the obvious ramification of having leftists Sarandon and Robbins profane the Hall of Fame with their presense. But then again I guess he is of their ilk, isn't he?

Costas is out alright -- never will I have an iota of respect for him on any level.

Costas knows baseball, and one can appreciate that in him. But he knows nothing of politics, and when he tries to mix the First Amendment with baseball and golf, he's like a dumb A-ball pitcher throwing trash to a worn-out catcher...

Back in 1908, Theodore Roosevelt told the Republican candidate, William Howard Taft, that he ought stop playing golf, for it would offend western voters. Roosevelt said the game was an aristocratic diversion, an offense to "the people." Taft said hell no. In fact, he explained, nothing is more democratic than golf, for it is every man against only himself. Think about it. He was exactly right.

Taft was purposefully avoiding politics and sports. Roosevelt was doing the opposite. Roosevelt also ignored baseball. I don't know why, but I know he ignored it. He paid great attention to college football, making a political issue over a percieved violence of the game. As President, Taft took to going to baseball games, and the popularity of the game skyrocketed. From 1909 to 1912 attendance more than doubled, following the President's example.

Sadly, media fools like Costas manipulate popular culture. Costas has done much for the game of baseball, if only through his enthusiasm for it. Nevertheless, one wonders who is being more political here, the Hall of Fame, or Costas? The accusation is that the Hall was being political by cancelling the event in order to prevent the political associations of Robbins and whatzhername. That's dubious logic.

The decision was made, and a good reporter -- isn't that what Costas is? -- ought report on the facts and go forht with the reality. Instead, he chooses to inject politics into it, just as he did with his support for Burke's idiot 1st Amendment-busting crusade against golf.